A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Since they got back from the hospital, Mark took off the handcuffs from Tina. However, if Tina refused treatment, Mark wouldn't hesitate to lock her up again, even if it would make Tina hate him more.

Tina did not utter a word, but the resentment was clear as crystal in her eyes.

Tina hated feeling like a prisoner! She never imagined her life would come to this!

Before long, Mark brought another bowl of ointment and applied it on Tina's wounds gently.

"When do you intend on setting me free?" Tina asked, coldly.

"Doesn't it feel good to be home? No one can hurt you here and you won't have to see the faces that you don't like either," Mark answered, with tongue-in-cheek.

In the past few days, Mark's parents made several attempts to visit Tina, but every time Mark would send them back with some kind of excuse. Mark's parents felt guilty assuming that Tina did not want to see them because they wanted to welcome Emily back into the Tao family. Therefore, they decided to give Tina some time on her own, instead of constantly pestering her.

Besides, they trusted their son to take good care of Tina, so they did not have to worry about anything at all.

Frustrated and annoyed, Tina screamed at Mark, "You've kept me locked up here, against my will, Mark!"

"No, I'm protecting you," he said.

"Hypocrite," she replied.

"I don't care what you think of me," he retorted.

Mark didn't hold any grudges against Tina. He just smiled and said, "But my love for you is unconditional."

Tina warned, with contempt, "You cannot keep me locked up in here forever."

Mark did not take Tina's threat seriously until night time, when he really understood what she had meant by that.

When Mark left her alone for a little while, Tina used a piece of broken glass to cut open her wrist. The blood gushed out from the wound and dripped all over the ground.

into the room, a spasm of panic contorted his face, as he panicked and rushed to cover her wrist

it out on me. Why

if she could not feel the pain. "Because it works, doesn't it?" she answered cheekily.

of concern for her own safety

asked. Unlike his usual self, Mark was a little angry, as his eyes failed to hide his real

face him and gave a grim smile. "Yep, you can keep me locked up in here as long as you

Mark could finish, the doctor came into the

future," the doctor urged. The doctor frowned when she saw the wound on Tina's wrist, as she hurried

didn't utter a word, until the the doctor had left.

against each other, as

in the battle of love, the one to take things seriously would tend to lose, while the one who loved

Mark

mind if you want to go out, but you don't need to hurt yourself just to get to me. Do you understand?" he said. Mark signed and gently continued, "Tina, why on earth do

she answered. Tina's eyes did not carry an ounce of

be arrogant; her beauty and her health. She had nothing left in

the perfect life. Emily had everything Tina had lost. How could Tina go on like

was her hatred and resentment

to hell with her, if that was the last thing she had to

you everywhere at all times. Do not try to

Jacob was rendered powerless, no one could protect Emily anymore. Then he could torture both

it felt to

the various and elaborate methods he

to Tina, for her to

word that came out of his mouth, as she feigned correspondence in a

downstairs to have lunch, okay?" he asked. Mark's tone was as gentle as before. "Our parents haven't seen you in a long time. They're worried about you," he said.

continued to keep Tina locked up in his home for an indefinite amount time, his parents would start to suspect him.

smile and ridiculed him. "They are